Select idle units

[pixel24]

Hi@all,

the manual says that the key

/

selects idle units. Unfortunately this does not work for me :-)

Tested on Ubuntu 20.04 & 20.10

[Boudica]

Interesting, I haven't checked the manual but the dot key (.) does that for me with the default configuration.

Pro tip: Also try the Alt + . shortcut to select all idle units on the map.

Edit: I've done some more testing and I realized what the problem could be. So first of all, the manual says that the forward slash key (/) selects idle fighters. There is a difference between those two hotkeys when both of them select idle citizen soldiers, but the dot also selects idle women, and the slash selects idle champion units too.

I've noticed that the slash hotkey doesn't work when I press the slash on the numerical keyboard. Does your keyboard have a different key for the slash? When I use the English keyboard, the key that works is to the left of my right Shift.

Edited October 9, 2020 by Boudica

[Freagarach]

(Actually, "/" selects idle fighters.)

[Nescio]

From binaries/data/config/default.cfg:

[hotkey.selection]
add = Shift                  ; Add units to selection
militaryonly = Alt           ; Add only military units to the selection
nonmilitaryonly = "Alt+Y"    ; Add only non-military units to the selection
idleonly = "I"               ; Select only idle units
woundedonly = "O"            ; Select only wounded units
remove = Ctrl                ; Remove units from selection
cancel = Esc                 ; Un-select all units and cancel building placement
idleworker = Period          ; Select next idle worker
idlewarrior = ForwardSlash   ; Select next idle warrior
idleunit = BackSlash         ; Select next idle unit
offscreen = Alt              ; Include offscreen units in selection

The names are slightly misleading (see session.js); what is actually checked are these entity classes:

• idleworker: "FemaleCitizen", "Trader", "FishingBoat", "Citizen"
• idlewarrior: "Unit+Melee", "Unit+Ranged"
• idleunit: "Unit+!Domestic"

1 hour ago, Boudica said:

I've noticed that the slash hotkey doesn't work when I press the slash on the numerical keyboard. Does your keyboard have a different key for the slash? When I use the English keyboard, the key that works is to the left of my right Shift.

Good point! That's easy to fix, though:

hotkey.selection.idleworker = Period, NumPoint
hotkey.selection.idlewarrior = ForwardSlash, NumDivide
hotkey.selection.idleunit = BackSlash

[EDIT] https://code.wildfiregames.com/D3029

Edited October 9, 2020 by Nescio
patch

[GunChleoc]

Which keyboard layout are you using? On mine, I have to press Shift-7 in order to get a /, that might be your problem.

[Palaiologos]

On 09/10/2020 at 07:01, pixel24 said:

the manual says that the key

/

selects idle units.

 

On 09/10/2020 at 08:19, Boudica said:

Also try the Alt + . shortcut

also @pixel24 you can keep rapidly switching between the alt +. or alt + / or just keep one selection pressed down while right clicking those newly idle units to other destinations/tasks.

[pixel24]

Very very late feedback :-(

I have always searched for idle units with "." or paid attention to when the icon on the overview map jumps from gray to brown.

It is nice that there is now the number of idle units to read.

With "." "I scroll through the idle units. No matter if peasant or soldier.

With "Alt + ." I select all idle units at once.

The key combination "Alt + /" does nothing.

What I am looking for is a key combination that shows me the idle peasant soldiers, but not the "real" soldiers like archers. I build the latter already in the construction phase and position them near my mining site to ward off enemy attacks.

My system is: Linuxmint 21 / Cinnamon with Alpha26

 

with best

pixel24

[Lion.Kanzen]

29 minutes ago, pixel24 said:

Very very late feedback :-(

I have always searched for idle units with "." or paid attention to when the icon on the overview map jumps from gray to brown.

It is nice that there is now the number of idle units to read.

With "." "I scroll through the idle units. No matter if peasant or soldier.

With "Alt + ." I select all idle units at once.

The key combination "Alt + /" does nothing.

What I am looking for is a key combination that shows me the idle peasant soldiers, but not the "real" soldiers like archers. I build the latter already in the construction phase and position them near my mining site to ward off enemy attacks.

My system is: Linuxmint 21 / Cinnamon with Alpha26

 

with best

pixel24

now you can customize the keys.